Construction Reaches Street Level at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards

Construction is approaching street level at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, site of a 487-foot-tall, 531-room hotel. A good deal of progress has occurred since site YIMBY’s update last October, when excavation was just wrapping up and the foundations walls were still being formed. Designed by DSM Design Group, developed by Marx Development Group, and due to operate under Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, 450 Eleventh Avenue is located between West 36th and 37th Streets, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.

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136-20 Maple Avenue in Flushing, Queens

Permits Filed for 136-20 Maple Avenue in Flushing, Queens

Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use building at 136-20 Maple Avenue in Flushing, Queens. Located at the intersection of Main Street and Maple Avenue, the lot is a few blocks south of the Main Street subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Vicki Zhi under the Main Street LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications and also filed new building permits for the neighboring lot 136-18 Maple Avenue.

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681 Dumont Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 681 Dumont Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 681 Dumont Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and Dumont Avenue, the corner lot is one block north of the Pennsylvania Avenue subway station, serviced by the 3 and 4 trains. Jeewan Itwarie under the 774 East 45th Street Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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685 Fifth Avenue. Rendering via Marin Architects

685 Fifth Avenue Prepares For Residential Conversion and Addition in Midtown

Scaffolding and black netting shrouds nearly all of 685 Fifth Avenue in preparation for a 100,000-square-foot office-to-condominium conversion. The project will also add ten floors atop the existing 20-story structure, which sits at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street. Developed by Michael Shvo’s SHVO in partnership with BLG Holdings and Deutsche Financial, the finished building will stand 350 feet tall and contain 69 condominiums managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Marin is the architect of record and designer for the $135 million project with March & White handling the interior designs. Brookfield Properties is in charge of marketing the Fifth Avenue retail space, which is still home to the Coach, Stuart Weitzman, and Tag Heuer flagship stores.

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